Tie-plate and rail-fastener.



M. SGHBOYER'.

TIE PLATE AND RAIL FASTENER.

' APPLICATION FILED JULY22,1913.

1,074,472. PatentedS ept3Q1913.

U [IQ/2 0 WITNESSES INVENTOR MA mwv Sci R0 YE-E wherein MARTIN SCHROYER,or BROWNSVILLE, PENNSYL'\ ZANIA.

TIE-PLATE am) RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

Application filed July 22, 1913s Serial No. 780,556.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN Sorrnovnn, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Brownsville, in the county of Fayette and State ofPennsylvania, have invented. certain new'and usefullmprovements inTie-Plates and Rail-Fasteners, of

which the following is a specification, reference being bad therein tothe accompanying drawing.

This invention relates. toa tie plate and rail fastener, and the primaryobject of my.

invention is to provide a novel plate that can'be quickly secured to atie to supportthe base flanges of rails, whereby the tie is not worn orinjured by wear and the great weight of rolling stock upon the same.

Another object of this invention is to provide a rail chair that hasprovision whereby a rail mounted thereon cannot become longitudinally orvertically displaced.

A further object .of this invention is to provide a tie plate and railfastener that is simple in construction, durable, inexpensive tomanufacture, easy to install and highly efficient for the purposes forwhich it is intended. V i

I attain the above'objects by a mechanical construction that will behereinafterspecifically described and then claimed,'and reference willnow be had to the drawing,

Figure l is a plan of the tie plate and rail fastener, showing a rail inposition, Fig. 2 is a plan of the detached tie plate, Fig. 3

is a side elevation of the same with a rail in o-sition Fi 4 is a ers)ective view of a portion of the tie plate showing the fastener,

and'Fig.'5 is a side elevation of the same.

In the drawing the reference numeral 1 denotes a rectangular tie platethat is provided with transverse depending ribs 2 adapted to engage'inthe upper surface of a tie 3 and prevent the platefrom sliding orbecoming accidentally displaced relatively to the tie. The plate 1'provides a seat or chair 4 for the base' flanges 5 and 6 of a rail 7.The base flange 5 engages the transverse brace 8 formed integral withthe plate 1 and the base flange 6 is scalloped or serrated, as at 9 toengage the scalloped or serrated edge 10 of a transverse brace 11 formedintegral with the plate 1. The scalloped confronting edges of the flange6 and the brace 11 prevent longitudinal movement of the rail upon thetie plate and to prevent vertical dis placement of said rail the braces8 and 11 and the plate 1 have vertical openings 12 to accommodate spikes13 that are driven into the tie. The spikes extend over the base flagges5 and .6- as best shown in Figs. 1 an 3.

Additional spikes 14 are driven through openings 15 provided therefor inthe plate- 1 in holding said plate in engagement with the tie. i v 4 InFigs. 4- and 5 the transverse brace 11 is illustrated as havingmalleable lugs 16 and these lugs can be bent over onto the-base flange 6to cooperate with the spikes 13 in preventing vertical displacement ofthe rail.

One embodiment of the invention has been illustrated but it is to beunderstoodthat the structural elements are susceptible to suchvariations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

What 1' 01mm is 1-. In a tie plate and rail fastener, the combinationwith a tie, and a rail having a scalloped flange, of a tie platearranged upon said tie and having depending ribs to engage in the uppersurface thereof, a transverse .brace carried by said plate and engagingone of the base flanges of said rail, a transverse brace carried by saidtie plate and having a scalloped edge engaging the scalloped base flangeof said rail, spikes extending through said braces into said tie andhaving the heads thereof engaging the base flanges of said rail, andspikes extending through said plate into said tie.

2. In a tie plate and railfastener, the combination with a tie,and arail having a scalloped flange, of a tie plate arranged scalloped baseflange of said rail, spikes V extending through said braces 1nto saidtie in the presence of witnesses.

and having the heads thereof engaging the base flanges of said rail,spikes extending through said plate into said tie, and malleable lugscarried by the scalloped brace of said plate and adapted to be bent ontothe scalloped base flange of said rail.

In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature MARTIN SCHR'OYEB Witnesses:

C. C. GARLn'rTs, GERTRUDE V. GARLETTS, JOHN S GRIFFITHS.

